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Van Halen 2012 tour (and album)
Zero_Hour:
Metallica died with Cliff Burton.
Van Halen Died with Eddie's liver.
I'm done seeing rock bands that are older than me (mid 40's). :dunno
shmokes:
I know this is kind of going to sound a bit like the pot calling the kettle black, considering I'm on a message board dedicated to playing the games of yesterday, but . . . I'm with ^ that guy. If you're gonna go see some live music, see something new and interesting. Even if Van Halen and the like were once awesome (much like the fashion, cars, TV shows, movies, and politics of the 80s, most of the music is actually an abomination ;D), you've heard it all SOOOOOOOOOOO many times now. I mean . . . doesn't the same thing over and over and over and over ever get boring? When you were a kid you loved all this new music that was coming out. Do you think that people stopped making good music? Cos if you do, I have news for you. Your parents thought the exact same thing about your music. It's no more true now than it was then (actually it's probably less true, because your Parents let's be honest, your parents disdain was for the 80s music, lol).
TopJimmyCooks:
I wasn't gonna,but I'm gonna . . . . .
--- Quote from: shmokes on January 10, 2012, 12:31:38 am --- . . . most of the music is actually an abomination ;D), you've heard it all SOOOOOOOOOOO many times now. I mean . . . doesn't the same thing over and over and over and over ever get boring?
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I both agree and disagree. I agree because I don't listen to classic rock radio under most circumstances, or any terrestrial radio most of the time. I really don't need to hear night moves or mr roboto or comfortably numb ever again, frankly. I spent time as an oldies/motown/classic rock/90's alternative DJ in college and I can put Stone temple pilots, gin blossoms and all motown in the same category. I appreciate them, I just don't choose to listen, I can play back the entire song in my head, thanks.
Now I actively seek the new and different, and find myself a lot more critical.
Primal drumming > gregorian harmony > western art (classical) music > blues/origins of rock > classic rock era > top 40 era > grunge > the crap of today.
So yes, I think there is less good music reaching my ears now. with the advent of youtube, DIY recording, a lot of crap that used to get filtered now gets some undeserved exposure. I often go to the virtual music store to browse and come away empty handed. I've explored and set aside electronic, filled in the holes in my 70's through 90's records, assembled a comprehensive collection of basically all Ska ever recorded, etc. Looking over my current playlist, you see Dirty projectors, Beck, patti smith, gillian welch, OCMS and I realize I'm headed towards roots oriented pop with an indie leaning lately. My first loves Zeppelin and Halen are not in heavy rotation, They're more like a bottle of 25 y/o scotch to be pulled out, sipped, savored and put in the cabinet for the next time the kids are out of the house for the night.
BUT: I'm still going to see them this spring for several reasons.
1. my sense of completion on seeing a good cross section great bands of the Classic era - the ones that meant the most to me, a 39yo. Who, VH, Ozzy, Metallica, Yes, the english beat, janes addiction, grateful dead (don't listen to them, glad I saw them). I've never seen DLR solo or with VH, I want to cover it. Many of these bands are no longer available in original form due to deaths, etc., it's a limited time offer. I'm not such a completionist that I want to see the undead stones, I just consider them a miss for me. I don't like the 2nd half of Springsteen's catalog, but I'd sure go to see him if the opportunity arose. He is a worthwhile, history making artist.
2. I really like and enjoy the memory of busting a {squirrel food} in the back of a 5 liter mustang down by the lake in time to the pounding bass drums of 1984. The music of VH was part of the soundtrack to an important and fun time in my life, that I don't mind being transported back to for 2 hours or so.
3. I don't need to justify a 3rd reason to the likes of you! I said Good Day.
End of manifesto, carry on.
TopJimmyCooks:
That said ;D, first single drops. hope this is not the best they've got, but I'm scared.
http://www.vhnd.com/2012/01/10/van-halens-tattoo-song-video-released/
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: shmokes on January 10, 2012, 12:31:38 am ---I mean . . . doesn't the same thing over and over and over and over ever get boring?
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